This role will report directly to the Director Plant Manager of our new Torreon facility. The Operational Excellence Leader will serve as a Lean and Continuous Improvement expert, responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining CI practices across the site. This role will facilitate improvement projects, coach teams, and help embed a Lean mindset throughout the organization to deliver measurable business results in safety, quality, delivery and cost.

The Opportunity:

We are establishing a new manufacturing facility in Torreon, Mexico, that will play an important role serving customers across the Americas and enable future growth in the region. The CIP Blackbelt Specialist will play a key role in shaping a manufacturing site from the ground up. This role will lead Lean and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives that will set the foundation for Operational Excellence, efficiency, and a culture of continuous learning. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on plant performance, drive process innovation, and contribute to building a best-in-class facility.

What Makes this a Great Opportunity:

• Join a globally recognized company that is at the forefront of its industry, with a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation.

• Opportunity to establish the standards and practices that will drive success for this site

• This role offers a rare blend of hands-on operational work and strategic influence, giving you visibility, impact, and growth opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the site’s Lean and CI practitioner, coach, and trainer. Building CI capabilities and culture across all levels.

• Facilitate Kaizen events, root cause analysis, and value stream mapping session to identify and remove waste.

• Lead cross-functional CI projects aligned with business priorities and operational performance goals.

• Drive engagement with continuous improvement through employee training and “train-the-trainer” programs.

• Measure progress against the site’s Business Area CI Plan and ensure alignment with Flowserve standards.

• Share best practices across other facilities and platforms to drive consistency and knowledge transfer.

• Quantify, validate, and report improvement results and savings to ensure sustainability.

• Use Lean tools such as 5 Why’s, Ishikawa Diagramns, Control Charts, Pareto Analysis, and Process Mapping.

• Partner closely with operations, engineering, and leadership to ensure CI plans deliver measurable results.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field.

• Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt or Lean Certification required.

• 8-10 years of relevant experience, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Proven record of facilitating cross-functional improvement projects and delivering results.

• Strong change management experience and ability to influence without authority.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Proficiency with MS Office suite (Excel and PowerPoint in particular); Minitab experience preferred.

• Experience using data visualization and CI reporting tools

Preferred:

• Advanced degree is preferred.

Compensation:

• We offer a competitive compensation package including benefits and potential for performance-based incentives.

Relocation:

• We are open to discussing relocation support for qualified candidates.